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Sports Archive

Archives for June 2016

Play ball! Disney’s deal to buy into Major League Baseball’s video business is on.
Technology

The deal values BAM Tech at $3.5 billion, Bloomberg reports.

By Dan Frommer
Culture
Why queer hockey webcomic Check, Please! is stealing the internet’s heartWhy queer hockey webcomic Check, Please! is stealing the internet’s heart
Culture

Too bad it’s overrated.

By Aja Romano
Sports
Pat Summitt changed sports forever. This anecdote shows why.Pat Summitt changed sports forever. This anecdote shows why.
Sports

Coach Summitt not only led her players to a historic number of victories but also fiercely advocated for them off court.

By Caleb Lewis
2016 Olympics: what Rio doesn’t want the world to see
Video

Ahead of the Olympic Games, Rio is hiding its poor.

By Johnny Harris
Culture
Watch: Ben Affleck’s angry Deflategate rant is absolutely rivetingWatch: Ben Affleck’s angry Deflategate rant is absolutely riveting
Culture

This rant is … something.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
Why a major newspaper publisher renamed itself “Tronc” and released a silly videoWhy a major newspaper publisher renamed itself “Tronc” and released a silly video
Technology

Tronc’s mockable, buzzword-laden video actually makes an important point.

By Timothy B. Lee
Here’s what we know about a possible DraftKings–FanDuel merger
Technology

The two companies don’t really like each other. At all.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Bill Simmons’s Grantland is dead. Meet Sean Fennessey, the editor in chief of his new site, The Ringer.Bill Simmons’s Grantland is dead. Meet Sean Fennessey, the editor in chief of his new site, The Ringer.
Technology

Just don’t call it “son of Grantland.” Fennessey says The Ringer is a “distant cousin that shares genes.”

By Eric Johnson
Science
5 things to know about meldonium, the drug that brought Maria Sharapova down5 things to know about meldonium, the drug that brought Maria Sharapova down
Science

The drug was developed as an animal growth promoter.

By Julia Belluz
Technology
How the NBA is tapping a Facebook Messenger bot to serve up custom replaysHow the NBA is tapping a Facebook Messenger bot to serve up custom replays
Play
Technology

Fans can get their favorite player’s highlights just by asking the league’s bot.

By Ina Fried
Science
Parkinson’s, the disease Muhammad Ali lived with for decades, explainedParkinson’s, the disease Muhammad Ali lived with for decades, explained
Science

Doctors know far more about the disease than they did when Ali was diagnosed. But there are still plenty of mysteries and no cure.

By Julia Belluz
Muhammad Ali had a personal magician. This is his story.
Sports

Terry La Sorda was a 23-year-old performing magic in his spare time when a chance meeting at a mall made him Muhammad Ali’s personal magic teacher.

By Melissa Bell
Culture
Muhammad Ali was more than just a boxer: 9 profiles on his life and legacyMuhammad Ali was more than just a boxer: 9 profiles on his life and legacy
Culture

From magician to the people’s champion.

By Victoria M. Massie
Culture
Muhammad Ali dies at 74Muhammad Ali dies at 74
Culture

Perhaps the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, he also became a cultural icon.

By Emily St. James